Staff

Provost

The Provost is the College's chief academic officer. She is a member of the President's Cabinet and reports to the President.

All academic departments and programs report to the Provost, as do the Office of Sponsored Research and Athletics and Physical Education. Working with the President, the Committee on Appointments, and--as appropriate--the Deans of the College, the Provost is responsible for the hiring of new faculty members and the review, reappointment and promotion of faculty members. The Provost convenes the Council on Institutional Priorities (CIP), which has appointed representatives from the student bodies, faculty, administration and staff.

The Executive Assistant to the Provost maintains Provost’s Calendar and operations of Provost’s Office. She supports all personnel matters handled by the Provost’s Office. She coordinates External and Bi-Co Program Reviews. She also supports the Chair of the Faculty as needed.

Academic and Faculty Affairs

The Associate Provost assists the Provost with curriculum
and program assessment, faculty development, external departmental
reviews,
and the Middle States Periodic Review Report. She works with the
Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum to support the implementation
and ongoing development of the curriculum. She works with the
Coordinator of Academic
Technology Initiatives, members of Information Services, and the
Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing (CLIC) to support the
use
of technology to enhance student learning.

The Assistant Provost assists the Provost in administration of the academic division, including budget administration for academic division. This role supports academic departments and programs in the hiring of interim faculty and post-doctoral fellows and manages appointment processes for exchange faculty, and
other affiliates with faculty status. The Assistant Provost for Administration also oversees and supports the work of the department Academic Administrative Assistants and the Provost Office staff.

The Faculty Affairs Associate works with the Assistant Provost. She administers the Faculty Sabbatical and Professional Development Leaves program and the Faculty Travel Pool. She also manages the appointment processes for Research Associates, the invitation of International Guests, coordinates Faculty Professional Development activities, maintains the Faculty Curricula Vitae (CVs), the Faculty Expertise Database, and is the project manager for the Provost's area's IS projects.

The Faculty Appointments Coordinator is responsible for coordinating for College-wide Faculty Searches. She supports and processes Appointments and Reviews of tenure-track, tenured, and continuing non-tenure track faculty. She also supports the Committee on Appointments and the Committee on Academic Priorities (CAP).

The Coordinator for Academic Technology Initiatives assists the Provost and the faculty with researching and implementing educational and research technologies. She works closely with the Research Support and Educational Technology group in Information Services.

The Academic Program Administrator coordinates the College's 360
Program, assists faculty in preparing new course proposals, cluster
proposals, and budgets, and works with the 360 Steering Committee and
Curriculum Committee. She also coordinates the College's Science Posse
program, including the pre-collegiate intensive experiences, and
supports
other innovative academic initiatives.

Research and Grants

The Director of Sponsored Research oversees the operations of the Office of Sponsored Research and is the authorized signer for all external grant applications requiring
institutional authorization. She supports faculty on both pre-award and post-award sides. She sets-up and manages start-up funds and all internal research accounts. She manages internal grants awarded by the Committee on Faculty Awards and Grants.

The Sponsored Programs Associate supports the work of the Director of Office of Sponsored Research and the Director of Institutional Grants. She assists faculty and staff in targeting sources of external funding, in proposal development and submission, s/he gathers information on grant funded activities and writes reports to institutional funders and s/he participates in grants compliance activities.

The
Director of Institutional Grants develops strategies for the
identification, cultivation and solicitation of grants from foundations,
government agencies and other organizations to support institutional
priorities of the College. This position coordinates the production of
major proposals, including the development of ideas in conjunction with
key administrators and faculty members, writing and editing proposal
text, and development of proposal budgets. The Director of Institutional
Grants also is responsible for the submission of reports on
grant-funded programs.

The
Associate Director of Institutional Grants supports the work of the
Director of Institutional Grants through the monitoring grant budgets,
researching potential donor prospects, and developing and writing
proposals and reports.

Institutional Research

The Director of Institutional Research is responsible for collecting, analyzing, evaluating, warehousing, and reporting official data about the institution. A major portion of his responsibility is the assessment of student learning and institutional effectiveness to inform decisions made by College policymakers. He also provides information about the campus to the general public through a variety of external surveys, including U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review. In addition, all governmental reporting of student, faculty, and staff data is handled through the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. The Director is also responsible for all college-wide surveys on student, faculty, and staff experience with Bryn Mawr. These surveys include CIRP, NSSE, and a variety of COFHE sponsored surveys. He also supports faculty assessment projects and is the Principal Investigator for the Tri-Co Teagle Project. For more information on the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment, see our webpage http://www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/.